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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.image via National Hurricane Centerimage via National Hurricane Centerimage via National Hurricane CenterTropical Storm Gamma is in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall on the Yucatan peninsula. Tropical Storm Delta is strengthening in the Caribbean, forecasters said. (image via NOAA)was strengthening in the Caribbean Monday morning and is expected to become a hurricane Tuesday on its path toward Louisiana, forecasters said.UPDATE:&nbsp;The current track from the has Delta making landfall Friday as a Category 2 hurricane in southeast Louisiana, but the track has an average error of 160 to 200 miles this far out.Heavy rain, dangerous storm surge and gusty winds are all possible, depending on the track and intensity of the system, along the coast from Louisiana to the western Florida panhandle, forecasters said. Now is the time for residents to make plans and prepare.Forecasters also are watching Tropical Storm Gamma, which is weakening in the Gulf of Mexico. It is near the Yucatan peninsula and is not expected to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast.Here's what to know about the tropics as of Monday morning.Tropical Storm Delta strengthens in the CaribbeanAs of 10 a.m., Tropical Storm Delta was about 135 miles south of Negril, Jamaica, and about 265 miles southeast of Grand Cayman.The storm is heading west at 7 mph. It's expected to pick up speed Tuesday and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of the storm is expected to move away from Jamaica later in the day, move near or over the Cayman Islands Monday night and approach the Isle of Youth and western Cuba Tuesday afternoon or evening.Forecasters said the long-term track becomes complex because they are unsure how Tropical Storm Delta will interact with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma.The interaction "could result in a sharp westward jog, after which a sharp turn back toward the northwest could occur," according to Stacy R. Stewart, a senior hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center.The latest track from the National Hurricane Center has the system moving into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night or early Wednesday."At some point, the system is expected to turn more northward, and depending on when and where that occurs the expected impacts could still change significantly," according to Phil Grigsby, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Slidell.The long-term track, which often changes, has the storm making landfall Friday near Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes and then turning east toward New Orleans and then heading into Mississippi.Delta's winds could reach Louisiana as early as Thursday morning, forecasters said, but the most likely timing is Thursday night.'Significant strengthening' likelyTropical Storm Delta has sustained winds of 45 mph and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday before it approaches western Cuba."Delta is forecast to traverse very warm waters over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and be in a very low vertical wind shear environment during the next couple of days," the National Hurricane Center said in the 10 a.m. update. "These conditions should allow for significant strengthening during that time, and the NHC intensity forecast is at or above the various intensity aids."Sign up for updates on storm forecasts, tracks and more.It is expected to have peak winds of 105 mph in the Gulf, the National Hurricane Center. At landfall, 100 mph winds are expected.Tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 45 miles from the center.A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the tropical storm Monday afternoon.&nbsp;The next one is due at 1 p.m.Storm categoriesOn the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the wind categories are:Tropical Storm Gamma expected to make landfall TuesdayTropical Storm Gamma weakened overnight in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters said the storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula.As of 10 a.m., the center of the storm was about 160 miles northeast of Progreso, Mexico, and about 145 miles northwest of Cozumel, Mexico.It's moving southwest at 2 mph. Gamma is forecast stay near the Yucatan before making landfall Tuesday night.Gamma has winds of 45 mph, and gradual weakening is expected during the next few days.Tropical storm watches and warnings are in effect for parts of Mexico. The next one comes out at 1 p.m.What else to know?Systems are named once they strengthen into a tropical storm. The next available name is Epsilon. Forecasters moved to the Greek alphabet in September after using all the available names for the 2020 Atlantic season.No other tropical cyclones are expected to form in the next five days in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.The Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30, but storms can form any time.Don't miss a storm update this hurricane season.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlie Kollath Wells is a morning reporter at and The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate.© Copyright 2022 , 840 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA&nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.image via National Hurricane Centerimage via National Hurricane Centerimage via National Hurricane CenterTropical Storm Gamma is in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall on the Yucatan peninsula. Tropical Storm Delta is strengthening in the Caribbean, forecasters said. (image via NOAA)was strengthening in the Caribbean Monday morning and is expected to become a hurricane Tuesday on its path toward Louisiana, forecasters said.UPDATE:&nbsp;The current track from the has Delta making landfall Friday as a...

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